Salem State University
Salem, MA · Public four-year · Suburb: Large
4,853undergraduates
96%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$19,324average net price per year
55%graduate in 6 years
74%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 4,852
- Admitted
- 4,637
- Admit rate
- 96%
- Admit rate, women
- 96%
- Admit rate, men
- 95%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 17%
- First-year students
- 810
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 6%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 510-590
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 480-570
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
73 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (174 awarded)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (12)
- Accounting Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Accounting and Finance Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Management Science Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
- Tourism and Travel Services Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (88 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (80 awarded)
- Fire Services Administration Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Education (3)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Education, General Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (11)
- Acting Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Commercial and Advertising Art Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Playwriting and Screenwriting Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Printmaking Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Sculpture Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (42 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (3)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- American Government and Politics (United States) Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (4)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
History (4)
- American History (United States) Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- European History Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- History, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Public/Applied History Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (5)
- Advertising Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Public Relations/Image Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (3)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (32)
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's
- Education, General Post-master's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Post-master's certificate
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- History Teacher Education Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Post-bachelor's certificate
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Applied Behavior Analysis Master's
- Counseling Psychology Master's
- Industrial and Organizational Psychology Master's
- Accounting Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Nursing Science Master's
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- History, General Master's
- Public/Applied History Post-bachelor's certificate
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's
- Holocaust and Related Studies Post-bachelor's certificate
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $11,978
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $18,961
- Housing and food on campus
- $16,378
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,784
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $31,340
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $38,323
- Total cost living at home
- $19,936
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $13,384 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,747 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $17,712 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $21,398 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,642 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 98%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $8,241
- Got a grant from the college
- 98%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,543
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 35%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 69%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,768
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 41%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 52%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 55%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 58%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 55%
- Came back for year two
- 74%
| Pell grant students | 52% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 56% |
| Neither | 59% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 701 | 59% |
| Men | 381 | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Asian | 34 | 47% |
| Black | 101 | 42% |
| Hispanic | 188 | 56% |
| White | 692 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 38% |
| Race unknown | 21 | 24% |
| International | 12 | 58% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 1,121 | 58% | 20% |
| Started here, part-time | 26 | 19% | 46% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 849 | 71% | 13% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 279 | 56% | 19% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 6,239
- Undergraduates
- 4,853
- Full-time undergraduates
- 3,754
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,099
- Graduate students
- 1,386
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 13%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 7%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 15%
| Women | 64% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 24% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 53% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA, 01970
- County
- Essex County
- Type
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.